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Questions leaders ask me
Straight answers on leadership team alignment, offsites, team coaching and executive coaching, from twenty years of working alongside leaders and their teams.
What is team alignment, and how is it different from a team-building day?Why a fun day out lifts the mood for a week, and what a team actually needs to work as one team for months.Read itWho do senior leaders think out loud with? Why executives hire a coachIt's lonely at the top. Here's why good leaders have someone to think out loud with, and what to look for in that person.Read itWhat is the Leadership Framework? Clarity, Consistency and Connection explainedThe three pillars I use with every leader I work with, and the ones I come back to myself when I drift out of alignment.Read itHow do you run a leadership offsite that actually changes Monday?A practical run sheet for a leadership offsite, plus what to do in the 90 days after so it doesn't fade by Friday.Read itWhat is a team charter, and how does a leadership team write one that sticks?What a team charter is, what to put in it, and the simple habits that keep it alive after the offsite.Read itWhat's the difference between team coaching and executive coaching?One leader or the whole team? A plain guide to executive coaching, team coaching and how to choose.Read itIs a free or AI personality test good enough for my leadership team?Why a quick AI read on your team can do more harm than good, and what actually helps a leadership team work better together.Read itWhy is generosity a leadership strategy, not a soft skill?Why the leaders who give the most, in time, credit and specific appreciation, tend to get the most back from their teams.Read it